Edmund SpenserYet gold all is not, that doth gold seem, Nor all good knights, that shake well spear and shield: The worth of all men by their end esteem, And then praise, or due reproach them yield.
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Shakespeare states that it is not all gold that has the gold appearance. Things that are good in reality, should be deemed good. He also states that knights who fight well with their shield should be deemed good.
Source: The Faerie Queene, Book Two
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